Addison Gilbert POV*

So right now I'm sitting in the Sheriff's Office talking to Caroline's mom, Liz about Vicki's disappearance/ death. And I guess you could say that I already talked to her about it, because when I came in here I literally told her, "All I know about this is that I helped look for her last night." And then good old Liz didn't even call me into her office.

So basically this whole time I've been sitting in the front office with Jenna, trying to keep Chloe busy by bouncing her on my lap.

And when Lena finally stepped out of Sheriff Lizzies office we were free to leave, which was great, because Chloe needs a nap, and I'm the dumbass who decided that I wasn't going to bring the car seat in, because 'we aren't going to be here that long'. That was 2 hours ago.

But of course right when we're walking out of the station Stefan stopped Elena, so she told us that she would meet us at the car. Stef boy looked like he wanted to talk to me too, but I just glared at the pair and kept walking with Jenna and Jeremy.

And, after once again waiting for Elena, we were finally heading home, and as suspected, my little monster fell asleep mere seconds after the car started moving. And after a crappy 10 minute ride, in which I spent the majority of my time ignoring my twin that I'm still super pissed at, we were home.

After getting inside, I made sure to go up to my room and put my sleeping child in her crib, before jogging back downstairs to make myself something to eat. And after making myself a tasty breakfast hot pocket, I plopped myself down on the end of the couch that was still open.

I took a huge bite out of my food as Jenna told Lena, "You're wallowing." And I mean, she's not wrong.

"So are you." Whelp, the twin really ain't wrong either, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm mad at her.

I took a pause between bites, and informed the two, "I'm not."

Both of them gave me a glare, before Jenna defended herself to Lena, "My wallow is legitimate. I was dumped."

"Yeah, well, Logan 'Scum' Fell is exactly that... Scum," I told my poor aunt with a deadpan look.

"Logan's a jerk," Lena agreed with me.

"You didn't get a brush-off e-mail say: 'I'm leaving town. See ya.'" Wow, nice one Counsel, way to be original. Que the eye roll.

I was gearing myself up for the roast fest that I was about to throw about Dumbass Logan Fell when Mr. Emo spoke up from behind us, "Wanna keep it down over there?"

I don't even have to look at my lady buddies to know they were sporting the same look that I was, yet, Jenna was the only one to question the boy, "Why? What are you doing?"

And if you would believe it, his answer shocked me into silence, "Homework."

And on being shocked into the position that I was, Lena beat me to sassing my little bro, "Since when do you do homework?"

But just so ya know, I pipped up after the less cool twin said her piece, "Yeah! Wh- What she said!"

Boy does that bot not look impressed with me, "I gotta finish this. I'm way behind and I have a quiz tomorrow so..."

"Um, excuse me," I said, as all three of us girls shared a surprised look.

Lena spoke first, "What do you think? Alien?"

Jenna added, "Some sort of replicant."

I started to get up and head towards the kid as he moodily said, "He can hear you." He might have bitched more, but I stuck my finger into his cheek.

I then turned back to the girls, "I don't know guys, he just feels so real."

And that my friends, is how my family died of laughter... Nah I'm just kidding. I got you though huh?

—~•+•~—

A bit later, I was chilling in my rocking chair reading a book, still waiting for Chloe to wake up so my life could be interesting again when a Cinnabon's head popped into my door. "Would you mind accompanying me to your sisters room?" She asked with a whisper.

I gave a dramatic sigh, "Ugh, I guess." I then proceeded to make a show of getting up and stretching, but I was interrupted by the slight little cry that indicated my little baby was waking up, and was fixing to be fussy. I sighed again, yet this time it wasn't fake, "I'll meet you there," I told Bon, who nodded and left my room.

I swooped in and scooped up my poor baby that was whining and started off down the stairs to prepare a bottle to clam my sweet girl down. As I was making my way back upstairs cradling my child that had a bottle sticking out of her mouth I heard my dear sister speaking, "I'm tired of thinking...of talking I..."

I heard Bonnie ask her, "Can I get a one-line version so I can at least pretend to be helpful?"

Oh this'll be good I'm sure, "Stefan and I broke up. And Addison is super pissed at me, I don't know if she'll forgive me." Hells bells, she's trying to make me feel like shit and its working. But I'm still super pissed because she had no right. But I'm gonna bust in now so there is no talking behind my sore back.

I popped into the room as Bon Bon told the twin, "I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" She paused after seeing the look Lena girl gave her, "Right stupid question. I know I've been kind of MIA when you need me the most. I suck."

I put Chloe down on the bed and propped her up on a pillow before holding the bottle in her mouth, all the while consoling my dear Bonnie, "Awe Bon, you don't suck, everyone needs time honey."

She gave me a smile as Lena told her, "You wanna make it up to me. Get my mind off of it." Wow, so demanding, jeez man.

"Just remember you asked for it." Why do all my friends get that look on their faces when they get ideas.

I watched from the bed, sharing a confused glance with Lena as Bonnie got up a closed the widow and grabbed a pillow out from underneath Lena on the bed before ripping it open and dumping the feathers on the bed.

"Hey!" Lena yelled.

At the same time I muttered, "Whoa, way outta bounds Bon."

Bonnie gave the both of us a look, "Be patient."

"Cool down cupcake," I told her with a smirk, and I laughed when she returned it.

Lena just said, "Okay."

Bon Bon settled back down into her spot again before looking between Lena and myself, "I need to swear you to secrecy."

"I'm all in," I told the girl before pausing and adding in, "unless you like, plan on killing someone with those feathers and need help, because in that case, I'm out."

"It's kind of a bad week for that kind of stuff." Lena told her bestie after giving me a blatant glare.

Bonnie and I shared a smile before Bon clapped back at Lena, "Swear, 'cause I'm not supposed to be showing you this."

I gave the twin a pleading look and she sighed, "Okay, I swear."

"There's no windows open, right?" Bon asked us.

"Right." We both answered together.

"There's no fan. No air conditioning." She added.

I shook my head as Lena answered, "None. What are you doing?"

"Grams just showed me this." She looked directly at me, "You're gonna love it. You ready?"

I nodded, "Yes Ma'am."

"Bonnie what's going on?" The twin asked.

And for the second time today I was super shocked at what was happening in front of me. Those feathers that I was blaming of homicide a few minutes ago, they were floating around us... OH MY GOD!

I knew it, Cinnamon Bon is a freaking witch man! That's awesome!

I was distracted from my thoughts when my main girl started to talk, "It's true Elena. Everything my Grams told me. It's impossible and it's true. I'm a witch."

"I believe you." Lena told her.

And honestly, I can say that I scared everyone when I jumped up and yelled, "I freaking knew it!" And in raising from the bed, I yanked Chloe's bottle from her mouth, making her whine in protest at me. I gave them all a shy smile and slipped the bottle back into Chloe's mouth after settling.

Well good going Addie, you looked like a fool.

Bonnie giggled at me before she asked, "It's Weird huh? After all This times joking about being psychic. I really am a witch. You don't think I'm a freak now, do you?"

"Never Bon Bon, never." I told her in absolute seriousness, which is crazy because I suck at that whole serious business.

Lena spoke after I did, "No of course not. Bonnie I just...don't understand though. If your Grams asked you to keep all this a secret, why did you tell me? Us?"

Bonnie gave us a big grin, "You're my best friends. I can't keep secrets from you guys."

Ouch, straight shot to the gut right there. Damn.

—~•+•~—

So, according to Auntie Jen, I don't go out enough, and she found out about the party that Caroline is throwing at the grill some how, and she's now forcing me to go. She claims she wants some bonding time with Chloe, but I think she's just tired of me hogging the living room TV every Saturday night.

And so, here I am, with my twin sister that I am still pretty pissed at, walking into a party that I don't even want to go to. And get this, today is the Stef Mans birthday. So I can probably put aside some anger for a few seconds in order to inform him happy birthday. But I'm gonna be pissy again after those seconds are done and over with.

Once Lena and I were in there I caught her staring over at lover boy and who I would assume is the girl in the towel that the twin was telling me about on the ride here. Something about her being his longtime best friend.

I rolled my eyes as I saw the longing look in her eyes and jumped when I heard a homicidal maniac start talking behind me and startling me. "Stefan smiles. Alert the media."

"You haven't given him a lot of reasons to be happy lately." Lena said before I could verbally assault the man.

"Oh, you're right. Poor Stefan persecuted throughout eternity by his depraved brother; does it get tiring being so righteous?" The blue eyed man asked, voice laced with sarcasm as he tossed an arm over my shoulder.

"It flares up in the presence of psychopaths."

I piped up, "Lena, you forgot the mass murdering part."

"Ouch! Well, consider this mass murdering psychopath's feelings hurt." Damon gave me a satisfied smirk because I let his arm stay where it was.

Well now that I know he's content I'm gonna verbally assault, so I told him "Buzz off blue eyes." And that is as far as I took it.

"What did you do to my brother?" Oh okay, so I'm not cool enough to claim the emo kid as my brother too. Geez Lena, tell me how you really feel.

Damon gave me a side glance before saying, "I'm gonna need a less vague question."

"When you did what you did to Jeremy's memory of Vicki, what else did you do to him?"

I cut in before he could, "You wanted him to take him memories and pain, it makes sense."

Blue eyes nodded, "Addie here is right. You asked me to take away his memory of fangs and all the bad stuff. You wanted me to take away his suffering."

"But he's acting different. He seems okay with everything and a little too okay. I mean he's studying; he's not doing drugs; he's not drinking; are you sure you didn't do something else?" Lena, pretty sure that's what losing the suffering does to you.

Damon repeated himself, "Elena, I took away the suffering." He moved his arm away and squeezed my shoulders before walking away.

Lena and I sat there in silence before I got up cause I needed to use the little ladies room, and then I got caught up in a conversation with one of the girls that I used to play basketball with trying to get me to play this winter. But after like 10 minutes of blowing her off I finally just nicely told her to fuck off before leaving.

When I walked out, I noticed that Lena was talking to Stefan's bestie, and when I got up to them she gave me a smile, "Hi, I'm Lexi." And she stuck out her hand.

"Addison Gilbert." I gave her a tiny grin and taking her hand.

She raised her eyebrows, "Ya know, when Stefan said twin, I assumed you would be carbon copys. And you also look super good for having a baby a few months ago." She stopped for a moment when she saw the look of surprise that I was sporting, then continued, "Ive heard so much about you from both Damon and Stefan. They both think very highly of you and your daughter. Stefan showed me a picture, she's adorable."

My smile grew as she continued, "Thank you, and its nice to meet you."

We shared a smile before she turned her attention back to my crazy sister, "The love of my life was human. He went through, what I imagine you're going through: denial, anger, et cetera. But at the end of the day, love really did conquer all." She looked down at the table before asking Lena, "Are you going to drink that?" And that my friends is when I noticed that there was a shot of tequila on the table.

"Go for it." Was all she said before Lexi put it down the hatch. I was so distracted by the fact that I haven't drank in over a year that I almost didn't hear my twin say, "I'm scared."

Lexi gave her a reassuring smile, "But you're here...'cause you're crazy about him, I get it okay? I mean what's not to love." When we all looked over at Stefan before I fake gagged which in turn caused Lexi to laugh at me. She went serious quickly and then told the twin, "Listen. Take it from someone who's been around a long time. When it's real, you can't walk away."

She and Lena shared a smile as Lena told her, "Hey Lexi. It was really nice meeting you."

I added in, "Yeah, its nice to see that Stefan actually knows what fun is. I'm really glad I met you."

After the whole conversation I got up and made my way over to Damon who was sitting at the bar, and slid in beside him. "Long time no talk blue eyes."

He glanced over at me, our eyes locking, before saying, "Well whose fault is that Sassy Pants?"

"Yours." I told him straight up, and in doing so I earned one of his dramatic eyerolls that he just loves to do.

He sighed, "Addison..."

I cut him off, "Don't Addison me Mr. Homicide. You made me feel like a fool, you wouldn't even consider the idea of what I was saying being true. And then you basically claimed that I must be screwing two different guys in one night. So excuse me for getting pissed and ignoring you."

He was about to talk again, probably to defend himself when a head of long blonde hair popped in between the two of us, and set a drink down in front of Damon, "All right, the shots are a bribe. I need you to answer a question." Her eyes traced to me before she asked, "What are you really doing in Mystic Falls?"

I glanced over to the man getting questioned, but of course, his answer was sassy and was basically a brush off, "Have you tried The Brittle. It wins award."

"Cut the crap." Awe, its seems Lexi is as done with his shit as I am.

"Okay, I have a diabolical master plan." That's shocking to no one.

"What is it?" Oh yeah, because he is so going to answer that question the way you want him to.

"If I told you it wouldn't be very diabolical, now would it?" Oh wow. And he calls me sassy pants.

I watched him as he glanced around the room before he told me, "Addison, I think your sister needs to talk to you."

"Wha-" He cut me off before I could ask my question.

"Addie, just go." I looked into his eyes and saw something strange in them, so I decided against being difficult, sighed, and started turning away from the pair before Lizzie brushed past me holding a syringe.

I stopped moving and watched as she stuck the needle into Lexi, causing her to crumble into a deputy's arms.

I heard Damon exclaim, "What are you doing?!"

"Thank you for the vervain; now if you'll excuse me." I looked away and tried to hide my shock as she walked by me again.

I was just standing around but started running for the door when I saw Stefan and Lena moving into action. I rushed outside and had to cover my mouth when I witnessed Damon shoving a stake into Lexi's chest.

I could read her lips as she asked him, "Why?" I didn't see what he answered her with, but I would assume that it has something to do with his diabolical plan.

I was standing in the same spot for I don't know how long before all of the sudden Stefan was storming past me. I could hear Elena calling for him as he kept moving, so I followed him and when Elena finally caught up he turned and yelled, "He killed her! He killed Zach; he killed Tanner; he turned Vicki; I have to kill him!"

"Stefan! No, you cant!" I yelled at the some time Elena yelled, "No, you can't do that!"

Stefan looked between the two of us, "Why are you trying to save him?! Elena he's never gonna change! And Addison do you really think if you got in the way he wouldn't take out you and Chloe if he had to! Don't you see that?! He's never gonna change!"

"Stefan, you do not know what your saying, you need to figure this out when you have a level head." I told him, trying not to think too hard about what he had just informed me with.

Elena spoke next, "I'm not trying to save him, I'm trying to save you! You have no idea what this will do to you, please Stefan."

"Everywhere I've been, pain and death follow; Damon follows me. No more." Well he defiantly has not been listening to a word that we've been saying.

"Stefan please. Please just-just talk to me; Let me be here for you. Talk to me." Well now I feel like I'm intruding on a lovers spat and I am just feeling the single coming off of me in waves.

"No. You were right to stay away from me. Both of you." Awe shit.

—~•+•~—

For reasons I really don't have to explain myself for, I've been having a very hard time trying to fall asleep tonight. And at this point 3 AM, I've just given up. I have the TV playing quietly for background noise so that I could try to tiering myself out trying to drown out the noise.

And I think I was actually getting pretty close to falling asleep when I heard a really weird whooshing sound in the room. I jumped up, and by the light of my TV I could see a certain raven haired killer standing by Chloe's crib looking down at her.

"Damon!" I whispered at him, knowing he'd hear me just fine, even if I had said it under my breath.

He looked back at me and I could see some strange look in his eyes, so I sat up in bed and reached an arm out to him, "Come here."

He slowly came to the bed and sat down on the edge of the bed beside me, "Hey."

"Are you... okay? What happened?" I ask with concern lacing my voice.

He just raised a hand at me to tell me to stop, and he honestly looked very tired, and just... done with today, much like me.

I grabbed his arm making him give me a look of confusion.

"Its been a really long night, and you look like you need sleep as much as I do right now." Que an eyebrow raise, "Do you want to stay?"

"Here?" He asked.

"Yeah, climb on in, get comfy," I told him, moving back the blankets.

I laid back down in the bed, and started mentally berating myself for being such a huge softy. I blame it on being a mother, all those mother hen characteristics came out the seconds that my little baby girl did.

And my heart dropped the second that my blue eyed asshole settled down in bed beside me. Wait, did I just say my? Jesus, I've got it so bad. And suddenly there was a hand snaking up my leg.

"Addison, are you not wearing any shorts? Naughty girl."

I smacked his hand away, "Damon!" I scolded him and in time I fell asleep to the sounds of his little manly giggle, as he kept getting rejected. What a great way to end a strange and terrible day.